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Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs
Object Number 2001.29.19489
Display Title Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs
Descriptions
Department Photographic
Date 1952-1953
Culture
  • Ju/'hoansi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Namibia / Otjozondjupa / Nyae Nyae Conservancy / Gautscha
Materials Negative, 35mm
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 × 2.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Gift of Laurence K. Marshall and Lorna J. Marshall
Provenance
Donor Lorna Marshall
Donor John Marshall

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
"Khuan//a (52) wi of Gau (47), Band 2": Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30024 "Khuan//a (52) wi of Gau (47), Band 2": Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.25550 Khuan//a (Gau's wife) holding !Ungka Norna; Khuan//a's son, /Qui, sitting on her legs (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including his son ≠Toma (by his first wife), his son !Naishi, Be (his first wife), Gau, Khuan//a (his second wife) and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son by a first husband), and ≠Gao (son of Be and Gau) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30118 [No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including his son ≠Toma (by his first wife), his son !Naishi, Be (his first wife), Gau, Khuan//a (his second wife) and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son by a first husband), and ≠Gao (son of Be and Gau) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including his son ≠Toma (by his first wife), his son !Naishi, Be (his first wife), Gau, Khuan//a (his second wife) and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son by a first husband), and ≠Gao (son of Be and Gau)
2001.29.14091 Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including his son ≠Toma (by his first wife), his son !Naishi, Be (his first wife), Gau, Khuan//a (his second wife) and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son by a first husband), and ≠Gao (son of Be and Gau)
Gautscha
Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be)
2001.29.14092 Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be)
Gautscha
[No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be) (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30015.2 [No folder title]: Gau of Band 2 sitting with his family in front of a skerm, including ≠Toma (his son with Be), his son !Naishi, his first wife Be, Gau, his second wife Khuan//a and their son /Qui, /Gunda (Khuan//a's son with a first husband), and ≠Gao (his son with Be) (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.29067 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son (print is a cropped image)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son
2001.29.23285 Gau, his two wives, Be and Khuan//a, and four of their children sitting on grass padding, their belongings on a branch; Left to right: Be (Gau's first wife), !Naishi (Be's son), /Qui (Khuan//a's son), an unidentified child, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), and her youngest son
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.1922 Groups, Extended Family: Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Children, Mothers nursing babies: Gau (of Band 2) sitting with his family by their skerm, left to right: ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), Be, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and her son /Qui, Gunda (son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and !Naishi (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.1373 Children, Mothers nursing babies: Gau (of Band 2) sitting with his family by their skerm, left to right: ≠Toma (son of Gau and Be), ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be), Be, Gau, Khuan//a (Gau's second wife) and her son /Qui, Gunda (son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and !Naishi (son of Gau and Be)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.1924 Groups, Extended Family: Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
Groups, Extended Family: Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
2001.29.1926 Groups, Extended Family: Gau's family sitting in front of a skerm (left to right): ≠Toma, !Naishi, Be their mother, Gau, /Qui held by Khuan//a (Gau's second wife), /Gunda (husband of N!ai and son of Khuan//a by a former marriage with Bo) and ≠Gao (son of Gau and Be)
Nyae Nyae Conservancy